ENG 21011 College Writing II (Jewell): Websites

View this video for simple information to show how you can find web information that is appropriate for University research.

Need a review of basic grammar rules? These sites will help build your knowledge of grammar.

Grammar Book

Grammar Girl

Chomp Chomp (Interactive grammar reviews)

Grammar Gold (very basic grammar rules)

Government Information available via the web 

(Sites with a URL of .gov are always credible resources and effective in determining policy facts)

Affordable Care Act- The Affordable Care Act was passed by Congress and then signed into law by the President on March 23, 2010. 

Federal Reserve- Banking Regulations

NASA- Climate Change and Global Warming 

National Center for Education Statistics - Higher education stats

Family Medical Leave Act 

Congressional Digest- Gun Control overview

Congressional Research Reports- Immigration 

The Path Forward- Rethinking Marijuana Laws - Representative Jared Polis 

Proposals to Change Social Security- memoranda for many of these proposals and options. Each memorandum provides an actuarial analysis showing the estimated effect on the financial status of the OASDI program

Federal Depository Library Guide- Kent Tuscarwas Library Guide for Federal Depository information. Government legislation, laws, bills, statistics, budgets, Presidential information, economic reports, and more at the federal and local level.

American Fact Finder- Census data 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevetion- heath information and statistics for students, public health practitioners, and health care providers.

FedStats.gov- Statistics from over a 100 federal departments and agencies

Congressional Research Service- The Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for nearly a century.

Fact checking sites (The following sites provide sources. Always double check to make sure that the sources used are credible)

Tampa Bay Times- Polifact.com - PolitiFact.com is a project of the Tampa Bay Times to help you find the truth in Washington.

FactCheck.org -We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding. FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state and federal levels.